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2023 Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree School for You

Fine & Studio Arts is the #25 most popular major in Illinois with 1,584 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fine & Studio Arts program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for Fine Arts majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named School of the Art Institute of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. School of the Art Institute of Chicago is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 68% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 32% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at School of the Art Institute of Chicago Report

#2

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 13 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

Women make up 81% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Of the 22 students majoring in Fine Arts at UIUC, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a great place for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fine and studio arts schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the Fine Arts majors at the school.

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Northern Illinois University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in Fine Arts at NIU, 38% are male and 63% are female.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree fine and studio arts programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Of the 7 students majoring in Fine Arts at Northwestern, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fine and studio arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 14% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Illinois State University Report

Columbia College Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 50% of the students majoring in Fine Arts at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Fine & Studio Arts at Columbia College Chicago Report

With a ranking of #10, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fine and studio arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Fine & Studio Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fine & Studio Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 729
Ohio 880
Indiana 645
Wisconsin 585

Fine & Studio Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Fine Arts

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 16,778
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jorge Royan.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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